Participants Required: Online Consultation on Stigmatizing Attitudes
Submitted by Edie
- 1 August 2019
In response to Resolution 61/11 ‘Promoting non-stigmatizing attitudes to ensure the availability of, access to and delivery of health, care and social services for drug users’ adopted during the 61st session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation Section (PTRS) is asking experts and partners to participate in an online consultation to identify international experiences and best practice on:
- Increasing awareness of the negative effects of stigmatizing attitudes on the availability of, access to and delivery of health, care and social services for persons who engage in the non-medical use of substances; and
- Promoting non-stigmatizing attitudes in the development and implementation of scientific evidence-based policies related to the availability of, access to and delivery of health, care and social services for persons who engage in the non-medical use of substances.
